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May 23, 2017

Tactical Lessons from the Ejection of ISIS from Sirte

By Dr Alia Brahimi and Jason Pack

In December 2016, ISIS was ejected from Sirte by a coalition of forces allied to the UN-backed government. US airstrikes and special operations by western forces were integral to the campaign and, combined, provided the tipping point. This article proposes three tactical lessons from the campaign – which, of course, contain within them strategic implications. 

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May 18, 2017

Mezran Quoted in Al Jazeera English on Meeting Between Libyan Rival Leaders

By Karim Mezran

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MENASource

May 16, 2017

Strategic Lessons from the Ejection of ISIS from Sirte

By Dr Alia Brahimi and Jason Pack

Though accompanied by curiously little fanfare, the Obama administration’s most significant victory against the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) came not in Iraq or Syria, but in Libya. After eight months of fighting, the coastal city of Sirte was ‘liberated’ in December 2016, by a coalition of forces allied to the UN-backed government in Tripoli.

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May 7, 2017

Miller in The Arab Weekly: A Possible Breakthrough for Libya

By Elissa Miller

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May 5, 2017

Mezran Meets with US-Libyan Business Association

By Karim Mezran

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May 4, 2017

Eljarh Quoted by Bloomberg on the Deal Between Libya’s Feuding Administrations

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Apr 23, 2017

Miller in the Arab Weekly: Escalation in Libya’s South Could be Harbinger of Worse Things to Come

By Elissa Miller

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MENASource

Apr 21, 2017

Trump on Libya: What Now?

By Karim Mezran and Elissa Miller

The situation in Libya seems to be simultaneously stalemated and wavering on the brink of collapse. The Presidential Council and Government of National Accord (PC/GNA), which emerged from the UN-led Libyan Political Agreement at the end of 2015, has made little progress in solidifying its authority in the country. The United Nations is increasingly weak […]

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Apr 13, 2017

Eljarh Quoted by Agence France-Presse on Clashes Between Rival Government Forces in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Apr 10, 2017

218TV Highlights Atlantic Council Event on Prospects for Ending the Civil War in Libya

By Atlantic Council

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